Tod & Macgregor Shiplist
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Yard No.: |
22 (estimated) |
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Name: |
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Year: |
1841 |
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Description: |
Paddle Steamer |
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Tonnage: |
1000 |
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Length: |
160 |
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Width: |
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H.P.: |
150 |
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Type: |
Iron. Direct acting engine, 6psi.² |
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Fate: |
Collided with another P. & O. ship in the Straits of Malacca and sank. |
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Points of Note: |
The largest iron steamer yet built on the Clyde by 1842. After re-boilering became a record breaker |
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Notes:
Named as a complement to the ruler of Egypt.
[The Story of P. & O., D. & S. Howarth]
² [One Hundred Year History of the P. & O., Boyd Cable]